Price
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World
Procter & Gamble Sales Fall for First Time in Years as Inflation Squeezes Shoppers
The consumer goods giant, which makes Tide detergent and Charmin toilet paper, raised prices 10 percent last quarter, but a…
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Health
California Joins Other States in Suing Companies Over Insulin Prices
The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to…
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World
Inflation Is Slowing, Good News for American Consumers and the Fed
Consumer Price Index inflation moderated to 6.5 percent in December, helping Fed officials to lean toward slower rate moves.
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World
The Week in Business: Slowing Job Growth
Credit...Giulio BonaseraWhat’s Up? (Jan. 1-7) A Cooling Jobs Market After many consecutive months of jobs reports showing strong gains, new…
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World
High Food Prices Rile Up Canadians
Grocery stores have become a lightning rod for consumer discontent amid inflation and lingering mistrust after a bread price-fixing scandal.
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Real Estate
Where Are the Most Profitable Winter Vacation Rentals?
Areas known for skiing and other winter activities can offer hearty investment returns, but they’re often offset by higher purchase…
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World
Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown
Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its…
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World
Fed Official Compares Inflation to Uber Surge Pricing
Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, kicked off 2023 monetary policy debates with a call for better understanding…
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World
The Football Game Theory of Inflation
If you don’t think of economists as party animals, you’re right. Or at least that’s the conclusion one might draw…
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World
Natural Gas Prices in Europe Fall to Pre-Invasion Levels
Warm weather, alternatives to Russian gas and a buildup of storage all help. But prices remain high for consumers and…